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Shared Genetic Mechanisms Link Social Behavior in Bees and Humans

September 16, 2025 — University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USANew research published in PLOS Biology reveals that several genetic variants associated with social behavior in honey bees are located within genes previously linked to social behavior in humans. According to Ian Traniello and colleagues, these findings point to ancient molecular roots of social behavior that have been conserved across species. Understanding Individual Differences in Sociability In social species, individuals display varying levels of sociability — some are highly connected and…

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ESC Advocates Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Non-Invasive Imaging

The paper is a joint statement from the Presidents and Chairs of several specialty groups within the European Society of Cardiology – the European Association…

Science Education

100 Groundbreaking Discoveries from UK Universities

Diana Warwick, Chief Executive of vice-chancellors' organisation Universities UK, said: “Universities UK has worked with universities across the country to…

Science Education

High-Tech Trials Boost Science Learning with Augmented Reality

At-Bristol, one of the leading science centres in UK, jump-starts a series of trials today to examine the use of augmented reality (AR) technology to maximise…

Social Sciences

Migrant workers – welcome up to a point

Migrants now make up over 12 per cent of the work force in high-income countries, and are employed across a range of occupations, from medicine and IT to…

Social Sciences

How Baby Boomers Are Challenging Age Bias in the Workplace

Research leader, Dr Diane Grant, explains: “Many baby boomers approaching late middle age are now considered too old by some employers to be worth considering…

Studies and Analyses

Minimally Invasive Procedure Boosts Kidney Blood Flow

“Three to six weeks after the minimally invasive procedure, kidney function was roughly equal to what is typically achieved with major surgery,” said Matthew…

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Graduated Driver Licensing Cuts Fatal Crashes by 11%

Test Your Graduated Driver License KnowledgeGraduated driver licensing programs reduce, by an average of 11 percent, the incidence of fatal crashes of…

Science Education

Improving urban environments: why children’s voices should be heard

These findings emerge from an innovative research project, led by Professor William Scott of the University of Bath. Professor Scott and his team worked with a…

Studies and Analyses

Aspirin and NSAIDs: Colorectal Cancer Risk in Long-Term Smokers

In a large, population-based study comparing risk factors in people with and without colorectal cancer, the researchers found the highest risk of colon cancer…

Social Sciences

Support and security in old age? Prospects for tomorrow's elderly as baby boomers head for retirement

Recent changes in the family, employment, and the benefit system, mean that some people born in the baby boom of the late 1950s and early 1960s could be less…

Studies and Analyses

Is Income Really Tied to Happiness? New Insights Unveiled

People surveyed about their own happiness and that of others with varying incomes tended to overstate the impact of income on well-being, according to a new…

Studies and Analyses

Lack of Consensus on K-12 Human-Environmental Education

What the researchers, scientists at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, a member of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, found is surprising for its…

Studies and Analyses

REM Sleep Behavior Disorder: Early Indicator of Neurodegeneration

The front page of the July 2006 issue of The Lancet Neurology, the journal with the highest international impact, contains a work that shows the relationship…

Studies and Analyses

Chocolate, Wine, and Spicy Foods: Heartburn Relief Insights

Many of Gerson's patients walk into her clinic upset, having been advised elsewhere to severely limit their diets to help reduce their heartburn symptoms. But…

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Mobile Home Residents Tackle Rising Challenges Amidst Change

“While mobile homes have emerged as the housing of choice among low-income rural households, many mobile home-dwellers face exorbitant interest rates, social…

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Cell Phone Use Impairs Driving Like Alcohol, Study Finds

Three years after the preliminary results first were presented at a scientific meeting and drew wide attention, University of Utah psychologists have published…

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